Is 45,470 centimeters per minute as fast as a bolt of Lightning?
It's about one-fifteen-thousandth as fast as a bolt of Lightning
The speed of a bolt of Lightning is about 590,000,000 centimeters per minute.
(atmospheric electrical discharge)
A bolt of lightning can travel at up to 580,000,000 centimeters per minute when arcing from the atmosphere to the Earth. An estimated 280 million lightning strikes strikes occur each year.
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